MANILA, Philippines – Pormal nang binuksan ng Pilipinas ang International Nedia Center (IMC), araw ng Biyernes, layon na bigyan ang local at foreign journalist ng dedicated facility para sa pagko-cover ng 49th Association of Southest Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits.
Sa katunayan, pinangunahan ni Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Acting Secretary Lino Cayetano ang pagbubukas ng IMC kasama sina Tourism Secretary Dita Angara-Mathay at ASEAN 2026 National Organizing Council Director-General Hellen de la Vega.
‘This place was built for you. This place was built so you can do your jobs, do it well, do it comfortably,” ang sinabi ni Cayetano.
“To our guests, both Filipinos and foreign journalist, all of us here at the PCO and in government are here to serve, to help you do your jobs, together, let’s explain why our leaders are sitting accrtoss each other at the table,” aniya pa rin.
Ang pasilidad ay mayroong espasyo para sa press briefings, news filing at broadcast operations para suportahan ang mga mamamahayag na magko-cover ng high-level meetings.
Samantala, sinabi ni Imperial na asahan nang magkakaroon ng bilateral meeting si Pangulong Marcos Jr., sa 8 bansa na dadalo sa 49th ASEAN Summit.
Ang mga bansang ito ayon kay Imperial ay ang Estados Unidos, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Brazil at United Nation, Laos at India. (KRIS JOSE)
